Linux is an operating system that is widely used by Cyber Security specialists. It became a must have tool since it provides the user with a lot of handy functionalities that are not available in other operating systems.
General information about Linux
Linux was created in 1991 by Linux Torvalds. It was inspired by the UNIX project.
Linux is open source; the source code is available for everybody to read and to add modifications to. A lot of contributions by many people around the world have been added to the code till now.
Linux Distributions
There are a lot of distributions of this OS; each distro has something special from the others. Each one is used for a precise goal, going from personal usage to application testing and hosting. Some examples are: Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Centos, Arch linux, Mint, Manjaro, Kali, etc
Linux Usages
Linux is mostly used by developers and Cyber Security specialists.
In the development aspect, it gives more freedom for the developers and it provides with a lot of tools that are not available or are not handy to use like Docker, Kubernetes, etc
For Cyber Security specialists, the Linux shell is their heaven; it provides them with all they need in order to do their hacking the way they want. Not only the shell, but a lot of handy tools are used in penetration testing.
